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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01
JENSEN & FIRESTONE
BUGGY DEPARTMENT

We have the largest, best and most
complete Buggy and Carriage Factory
and Repository there is to be found
in the west and are now manufactur-
ing more and better goods than ever
before and we have the best, most
skilled mechanics that money can
hire. We feel confident the people
OF this locality are interested in build
ing up, encouraging and patronizing
home manufactures in case they can
get as much or more for their money
than elsewhere, and we know that in
order Tor us to merit their patronage,
we can't do it on goods made as
cheap as possible, but as good as can
be and at prices as low as the quality
OF the work can be afforded. We
produce open and top buggies and
carriages of all styles, Spring Wagons,
&c.
We also keep in stock large line
Of eastern factory work. Our know
ledge of the buggy business is such
that enables us to judge as to what
manufacturers produce the best goods,
SO that we know what we are selling
and can give better goods for the mon
ey than is to be had elsewhere and
parties purchasing of us know where
to come in case the goods do not come
up to what we claim. Call and see
us, look over our shops and work.
We do all kind of repairing.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT DE-
PARTMENT.
Our goods in this line are the best
that are produced in the line of Nov.
ers, Reapers and Binders. We have
the agency for the Buckeye, Deering,
and 7HombsOn. All good first class
machines that give perfect satisfaction.
Miller's New Model Vibrator
Thresher and the Phoenix Straw, Wood
and Coal Burner Engines are decided
ly the best and most satisfactory and
fast grain saving and cleaning ma
chinery on the market-so says the
threshing men and farmers THAT have
used and seen them work), and they
ought to know. We have the Victor
Clover Huller, the Imperial Straw,
which saves from S to 7 extra hands.
The Acme or Dain Hay Leaders,
Stackers, and Gatherers are the most
labor saveing and profitable machine
for hay makers yet produced. A farm
with grain to cut, might as well try to
get along without a binder as hay
maker without one of these outfits.
We keep in stock variety of first
class Thill and Poll Hay Rakes, Rid
ing and Walking Cultivators, Single
and Double Shovel Flows, fine Tooth
Cultivators, Crossing, Breaking, and
Timber Plows, Harrows, Feed Cutter,
Feed Grinders, Holiday and Solid
Wheel Wind Mills and Pumps, Cookie
Mills, Harpoon and Grapple Hay
Forks, Hay Carriers.
Garden Wheel Hoes and Seeders
Lawn Mowers, Four Horse Eveners
for Binders, Road Scrapers and Grad,
ers, Farm Scales, &c, &c.
Call and see us. Descriptive circu-
lars furnished free on application.
JENSEN & FlRESTONE.
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THE st. Paul Globe thinks the Repub-
licans are trying to .work" the battle
flag episode for political effect. Very
likely. It's one of those things, how
ever, that don't have to be worked very
hard. Everything connected with IL
tends to throw suspicion upon Demo
cratic ascendency, and strengthens the
people in a desire to see the Republican
party, the party that saved the Union,
again put into power. The most CALLING
thing to Democratic politicians must pc
the reflection that it was Democra!lc
President that furnished the Repubiic-
ans such q good club.
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Brace I'm.

You are feeling depressed, your APP
petite is poor, you are bothered with
Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous
and generally out of sorts, and want to
brace up. Brace up, but not with slim
ulents, spring medicines, or bitters,
which have for their basis very cheap,
bad whisky, and which stimulate you
for an hour, and then leave you in
worse condition than before. What
ify your blood, start healthy action of
Liver and Kidneys, restore your vitali-
ty, and give renewed health and
strength. Such medicine you will
find in Electric Bitters, and only so
cents a bottle at ]. Il. Jones' Drug Store
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IG. DoNNELLY's new book in which he
claims to prove that Lord Bacon wrote
shakespeare's plays will be issued by a
Chicago firm in about two months. The
firm has agreed to sell 100000 of the
book the first year, and pays Mr.. Don
nelly royalty of 81 per copy. AT that
rate Ignatius will soon be able to go to
the II. s. Senate.
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NITESSE-

Will make the Season at City Hotel Barns,
MANKATO, MINI.
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First ins. June e, last July II.
NOTICE no CREDITORS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA county Of Blue
- Earth. In Probate Court.
In the matter Of the esta's Of Humphrey
Jones, deceased.
Notice is hereby Civ. 10 ali persons having
claims aud dema:.us against the estate at
Humphrey Jor =. late of the county OF Blue
Earth, deceased, that the Judge of the Probate
Court or said county will hear, examine and
adjust claims and demands against said estate
at his Office in the city Of Mankato, in said
county. on the a6th day Of September, 1877,
and on the 2lth day of January, 1855, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon ON each of said days,
and that seven months from the date hereof,
have been limited and allowed by said Probate
Court for creditors TO present their CLAIMS.
Dated June 2lst, 1857.
HUMPHREY J. ROBERTS,
Executor of the estate Of Humphrey Jones, de-
ceased.
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FIRST lns. June -: last July 5.
PROBATE NOTICE.


ISTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Blue
- Earth-In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Harriet X
Bronson, deceased.
On production OF writing purporting To he
a duly authenticated copy of the will of Har-
riet h. Bronson, late Of Ravenna. Portage
county, In the state of Ohio, deceased, and thu
probate thereof in Portage county, Ohio. And
the application that said copy and the probate
thereof be filed and recorded as the last will
and testament Of sand Harriet X. Bronson de
ceased, and that letters he issued thereon.
Ii Is ordered that the proofs Of said instru-
ment be heard before this court, at the Probate
Office in the city of Mankato, in said county of
Blue Earth, on the 18th day of August, a. ID.
1887, al ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day.
And IL Is further ordered that public notice
OF the time and place of said hearing be given
10 all persons interested by publication of
these orders for three weeks successfully pr,'-
vious TO said day OF hearing in the Mankato
Free Press a weekly newspaper printed and
published at Mankato, in sand county.
Dated June Is, A. ID. lsS1.
BY the Court,
q. W. MEAL,
Judge Of Probate.
J Il. OGLE,
Atty for Administrator, Etc.
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First ins. June "a; last July is.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

OTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate Of Ohio {. Nc.
Curdy, deceased
Notice is hereby given TO all persons having
claims and demands against the estate OF
Ohio G. McCurdy, late OF the county OF Blue
Earth. deceased, that the Judge Of the
Probate Court OF said county, will hear
examine and adj list claims and demands
against said estate, at his Office in the city ui
Mankato I'm said county, on the 18th day
of October 1887, and ON the I'D day of january
issS, at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said
days; and that seven months from the date
hereof have been limited and allowed 10y said
Probate Court for creditors To present their
claims.
Dated June 81. 1887.
GEO. II. CLARK,
WILLARD NJ. FAIR,
Administrators with the will annexed, and al
the estate OF Ohio e. McCupiy, deceased.
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Or. j. G. leagues

Medicated Air for the speedy and per
manent cure of Catarrh, Asthma, and
all Bronchial and Pulmonary Affections.
A New era in Medicine, new Compound the
result OF many years persistent labor aud stu
dy. The remedies used are carried directly To
the deceased surface by mild current of
Strongly Medicated Air, thoroughly softening
and removing all hardened secretions, healing
liberated surfaces, reducing thickened mem
branes TO a normal condition and correcting
foul and offensive breath. The cure is rapid
and permanent. No cOstic, vaseline or disa-
greeable and dangerous compounds require d.
For sale by JOHN X. JONES. Druggist
4Gyrlw. MankatO.
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When Baby was sick. We gave her Castoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Misc, she chung to Castoria,
Whsn she had Children, she gave them Csstoria'
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HESSELROTH'S
SWEDISH
Wine OF IRON.
THE GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY

THE GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDY.
For Debility, Dyspepsia,
"a Weakness, LanguOr, Impov-
~ Ierfshed and Sluggish Circula-
ton OF the Blood, loss of App
MnHv petite, Derangement OF the
4 Mn Liver, Nervousness, PaIpIta-
ton OF the Heart, Cold Feet,
Numbness, Female Weak
ness, and In fact all disorders
. arislng frsm n Low State of
~ the blood, and a Disordered
Condition OF the Digestive
VOrgans.
It's eject on the human system is
MARVELLOUS.
I BY exciting the stomach to perfect
digestion of food, IL enriches and
1uuuu1ssul strengthens the blood, giving tone
IInnIa1} and vigor TO the whole system. the
glow OF health, elastic steps, and
1 buoyant spirits. giving ample EVIL
tdence of It's beneficial effects.
,&RI IL constipated use Hesselroth's
lGelatine-Coated Blood and Liver
Pills. They cost no more than other
80 laxative pills, and are greatly
!. Ask your Druggist for Hesselroth's Swed-
e Of Iron price 81 per Bottle; six bottles, 81,
sselroth's Blood and Liver Pills Csc. per
e boxes, 81, or send direct 10
ICE HESSRLR0TH, 1O7 Chicago Ave-, Chicago
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N c\yo~ic Blood Elixir is the only
NSSSN Blood Remedy guaran.
teed. It is positive cure for Ulcers, Erup-
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. Itpurifes the
whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee 1t.
Emerson 4 Emerson, Druggists.
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THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.

The President ended the agony over
the Interstate commission Tuesday, by
making his appointments as follows:
Thomas NJ. Cooley, of Michigan, for the
term of six years; William r. Morrison,
of Illinois, for the term of five years;
Augustus Schoonmaker, Of New York,
for the term Of four years; Aldace F.
Walker, of Vermont, for the term of
three years; and Walter L. Bragg, of
Alabama, for the term of two years.
Thomas NJ. Cooley, of Michigan, was
born at Attica, New York, 1924. Stud
led law and removed to Michigan in
1913 where he has since resided. He
was elected a justice of the supreme
court of Michigan in 1864, 1869 and 1877.
He is the author of several standard le-
gal works, and is now receiver Of the
Wabash railroad.
William r. Morrison, OF Illinois, was
born in Illinois Sept. II, 1925. Is law
yer and was in congress from 1879 to
to 1887.
Walter L. Bragg, of Alabama, was
born in Alabama in 1888, but resided In
Arkansas from 1913 to 1851. He was ed
ucated at Harvard and Cambridge law
schools. He has been the law partner
OF Senator Morgan. He has been pres
ident of the Alabama State Railroad
Commission.
Aldace L. Walker is q Vermont Re-
publican lawyer, A years Of age, who
studied law with Senator Edmunds. He
has studied the railroad question exclu-
sively as a member of the Vermont
state senate.
Augustus SHOEMAKER, of Kingston,
n. Y, was born in Ulster county in 1923,
and is q lawyer in active practice. He
was state senator and q close friend of
the late Gov. Tlden, and in 1873 attor-
ney general of New York, succeeding
Mr.. Fairchild. He was a delegate to the
Democratic nominating conventions of
1876, 1880 and 1884.
Three of the five commissioners,
Messrs. Morrison, Shoemaker and
Bragg, are Democrats, and Messrs. Cool
ey and Walker Republicans. Until Mon
day the names of Messrs. Shoemaker
and Walker were not decided upon. 1t
is not yet known whether they will &C
cept, but it is believed they will. Con-
siderable criticism is INDUCED in that q
Republican should be named by the
President as the first of the commission,
but the law creating the commission
gives the majority power to select a
chairman from their number. 1t is sta
ted that the President gave Judge Cool
ey the longest term as q reeonpense for
his surrendering the receivership of the
Wabash railroad system, which is more
lucrative than his present appointment.
The commission as it stands is very
good, and can be depended upon to in
terpret and carry out the provisions of
the interstate law as satisfactorily as
any that could have been selected. The
President has no doubt sought to have
the various geographical sections fairly
represented, though it is to be regretted
that he did not come farther west than
Illinois. The great Northwest with its
diversified commercial and railroad in
terests sbould have been represented.
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mar schools OF the city and some additional
rooms for prospective needs In lower grades,
This viii give us, after SOME other transfers.
two vacant rooms In the Union, and one Ia the
Pleasant Grove, 20 use In the future expan-
sion 20 sure 10 be upon US.
Our High school has gained for itself .
name and lie now ranked among the highest IN
the State. It's graduates rank high IN the
University. All this has been gained By
working AT \ great disadvantage. We speak
sneak within bounds when We ass.-rt that our
school Is ranked As superior 70 that Of places
exceeding us In population, and yet we have
done less for our High school than far smaller
places have done. Our present acoommoda-
lions will not even compare with those OF our
smaller neighbors. as st, Peter, Waseca, OF
0watonna. Faribault. He'd Wing, saltwater,
Duluth, and wiuona have all provided extern.
sive high school accommodation. Surely our
school with It's excellent reputation Is worthy
Of accommodations commensurate with Ia
needs. The bonds we propose win run long
time, can be placed at low rate OF interest. &C
that the burden will not be felt. and the time
OF payment Is 30 far on that when they be-
come due the now outstanding bonded indebt
edness of the school district win have beer
disposed OF. The building we have in view
will be an ornament to the city and proof
that our interest in education lie not confined
to words, but has borne fruit In deeds.
Our pupils have been long suffering and pa
tIent. From necessity we have been CON
strained to place them under conditions moi
such as they were entitled to. We believe Il
TO be a wrong to them and to posterity TO al
| low this state OF things to continue. VIZ
therefore present the matter to you that oul
responsibility may cease and the burden Of
this sin be no longer upon us,
Respectfully submitted,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATIoN
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Attorney General Garland has adj
dressed letter 10 the Hon. r. I. Davis,
of Massachusetts,, upon the subject Of
compensation of government supervis-
ors of elections, which must call to the
minds of all our intelligent readers the
great contest of 1879, when the Democ-
raey, led by such bitter relics of rebel
ion as Beck and Blackburn. proposed IN
the language of Gen. Garfield Ito starve
10 death the government they could not
shoot to death, by Withholding all APP
preparations for government expenses
till the last vestige Of the war legislation
had been wiped out" The particular
law then complained Of was the law au'
thorizing the appointment by the judg'
es Of the U. 5. district courts of these in
spectors. They had to back down from
their rebellious position, and now Mr.
Garland, the pan-electric bower of Gro
yer Cleveland, proposes to put them on
half time and half pay. The law gives
ten days work and ten days pay. Mr.
Garland writes Mr.. Davis that Ave day.
is the maximum that can be paid them
The Democracy have holy horror o
honest supervision Of the election in tn,
southern states, when any national can
didate or member of congress is to b.
elected, and il they cannot nullify tn,
law creating them, Garland can rende
their labors useless by restricting thei
time and pay.
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE SPECIAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT or MANKATo.

Tue Board OF Kducation wishes 10 state to
you the reasons which influence them In sub
hitting 10 the voters OF this city, q proposition
for the voting Of s4s, 600 In bonds 70 be used In
the erection OF a High School building, In re-
pairing the Pleasant Grove and Union build
ings. and IN introducing efficient modes Of
heating and ventilation.
We have now four school buildings; the
West Mankato. Pleasant Grove. Union, and
franklin buildings Tue West Mankato build
ing 10 placed north of the slough. has In II four
school grades in two rooms, enrolling respect
lively as follows; Primary, SO; Lower Inter-
mediate, SO. The upper story of this building
Is not finished. The same reasons which led
20 the building OF this school, prevent the
sending Of children living east and north Of
the slough across the slough TO this building.
The northeastern boundary OF the franklin
building is one block east Of the Union build
Ing. and parents living one block north and
east OF the Union building must send their
children, IL in attendance in grades below the
Grammar school, to the Franklin building.
Naturally those who live within block Of the
Union school house think this great hard
] ship, and II Is impossible to bring the bound
AIRY nearer to the Union building.
/ Only the lower story of the Franklin build
/ ing Is finished. The enrolment In the differ
ent rooms IL as follows:
Primary, LIST grade s2lLower Intermediate q
do ID do HlHigher do
The Pleasant Grove school boundaries ex
tend tor grades above the lower intermediate
from the Blue Earth river, and for lower In
termediats and primary grades, from the
slough to Jackson street. The greater portion
of the pupils In this building come from thu
region directly around the school house
There are eight school rooms In this building
and the enrolment and regular seating facili
| ties are as follows:
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COUNTY UoannspoHDnscn.

Sterling Center.
John Drew has returned from his Chi.
cago trip.
Alexander Greis has returned from
Scotland.
Myron yroman has commenced his
new house.
Q. H. Furman is building on the old
Plum place.
Cyrus Root reports good visit IN Wis.
c0nHin.
q. w. Rima has rented his farm 70
Scott Grover. Geo. intends going into
the mercantile trade at Park Rapids,
Mimi. We wish him success wherever
he goes.
Parks came into town on three wheels
last Saturday but not bit discouraged
We hope he may continue to carry the
mail fol the next four years.
w. III. Johnston sold load of hogs on
Monday for s. 90 per hundred. Joe al.
ways has something TO sell when the
price is away up. Good management.
Chas. Krogle intends grinding every
Friday at Furman's mill all summer. He
is getting lots to do and he ought too
only &c. q sack.
Geo. Alderman is to teach our sum
mer school.
The s. C. M. L. society holds fortf
every Thursday night. E.
Il
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In the Primary OF this building we were
compelled to hold for several months last
fall, half day sessions, because all the pupils
could not be accommodated, and In all the
primaries we are forced to decline to receive
pupils at present because Of want OF seats and
room.
1t has been necessary to send from the
Grammar school, fifteen pupils, belonging TO
the lowest class, into the 9th grade room for
want of space in the Grammar room The
same state OF things exists In the Union build
ing, as will be shown further on, and about
twenty pupils were forced to wait fIom two
weeks to two months for q seat in either OF
these rooms. More than thirty tuition appli-
cants pupils from out of the school distrIct1 1t
was necessary to refuse altogether, because
we had neitheF place nor seats.
The condition Of the heating and Ventilating
arrangements of the Pleasant Grove building
are as follows:
When the building was erected in 1859, turn
aces were placed in the cellar. Beside the
smoke dues Ventilating flues opening by a re
gister into each room were placed. 1t was
soon found that these furnaces were not suf-
hcient for heating the building, and stoves
were then placed in each room, and the stove
pipes were run into the yentIlating iues. Thi 8
necessitated the closing Of the registers, and
the only means Of ventilation left were the
windows. The smoke tiues have given trouble
from all time, as being too small for the work
expected Of them.
Now that the furnaces are worn out from
long service, and require almost daily patch
ing with clay to prevent leakage OF smoke in
TO the fresh a. ducts, q change In the direc-
ton Of the wind may and does oil the various
school rooms with smoke from the stoves,
chimneys, and even from the fresh air regist-
ers. 1t has been Of weekly occurrence that one
or more Of the school rooms had to be closed
because Of smoke. Children have been with
drawn from school on account Of this trouble,
and certain pupils now are under the doctors
care because Of eye troubles brought on by
the smoky condition of these school rooms
The lowering OF the windows for ventilation
has exposed pupils frequently to cold drafts.
Many colds have been thus contracted and two
deaths are directly charged to colds contract
ed by sitting in the draft from a window In
one Of these school rooms.
In spite of all efforts OF teachers, ventilation
is very imperfect. Headaches and troubles
incident 10 breathing foul air are OF daily oc-
eurrenee. This Ia especially marked among
the pupils Of higher grades
In the Union building there are six large
school rooms, and at the beginning OF the
present school year one school room was
opened in q small frame building standing on
| the school grounds, to accommodate those pri-
mary children heretofore occupying q rented
room in the Citizens National Bank building.
This frame building is regarded by US as only
temporary expedient. One room is occupied
| in this building.
The enrolment and regular seating fac ILL.,
ties of the Union building are as follows:
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CHARLES E. SINCLAIR, surveyor gener-
al Of logs, who has returned from a trip
through the various lumber camps in
the district north of Minneapolis, esti-
mates the total cut in that region at 275,
100000 feet, or about 100000 feet
greater than last year. The lumbermen
of Minneapolis are looking for an active
business and stable prices during the
year. Some five or six of the old mills
there are to be torn down, and only q
portion of them will be rebuilt, but the
aggregate saving capacity of. the mills
will not be lessened.
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THE Missouri river has been beating
its record in the matters of foods. An
ice gorge occurred below Bismarck and
Mandan last Saturday and for several
days the citizens of those cities were at
the mercy of the waters which rose to a
height never before reached. At Man.
dan the entire lower part of the town
was submerged and the cellars of all the
business houses on the Main street were
flied with water and railroad commu-
nication was cut off for several days.
The damage to property, however, was
not large and the reports of loss of lives
we're untrue. The gorge gave way Mon
day afternoon and the food began to
subside.